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RAJKUMAR - March 25, 2012

Hi Mukul,

First of all thanks a lot from all of us, who are benefited by this site. It’s so helpful and motivating.

My self RAJKUMAR, completed my Mtech in Electrical Engineering ( Specialization: SEOR ) from IIT Roorkee, INDIA (2008 to 2010). I am presently working as a Product Engineer in a MNC at Malaysia since August 2010.

My total profile is entirely different compared to all others. After SSC , i did my diploma(DEEE) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering . I was college topper at there. Even though i got good rank of 102 in ECET ( state GOVT Engineering Entrance test) to get into top college( Osmania University) of the state , because of my economical constraints i went for a Govt job ( TELECOM TECHNICAL ASSISTANT in BSNL ). I worked for 5 years there. During my tenure at BSNL, i have completed my B tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering through correspondence. I have continuously worked hard to achieve good GATE Rank of 217 to join for Masters in IIT ROORKEE. I got the opportunity to work for a MNC(Telecommunication company) at abroad( Malaysia) through on-campus selections.

I have I am following your blog for past one week. After going through the blog i thought that you are the right person to guide me. I have few doubts lingering me,

First of all thanks a lot from all of us, who are benefited by this site. It’s so helpful and motivating.

My self RAJKUMAR, completed my Mtech in Electrical Engineering ( Specialization: SEOR ) from IIT Roorkee, INDIA (2008 to 2010). I am presently working as a Product Engineer in a MNC at Malaysia since August 2010.

My total profile is entirely different compared to all others. After SSC , i did my diploma(DEEE) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering . I was college topper at there. Even though i got good rank of 102 in ECET ( state GOVT Engineering Entrance test) to get into top college( Osmania University) of the state , because of my economical constraints i went for a Govt job ( TELECOM TECHNICAL ASSISTANT in BSNL ). I worked for 5 years there. During my tenure at BSNL, i have completed my B tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering through correspondence. I have continuously worked hard to achieve good GATE Rank of 217 to do Masters in IIT ROORKEE. I got the opportunity to work for a MNC(Telecommunication company) at abroad( Malaysia) through on-campus selections.

I have decided to enrich my careear through MBA. I am following your blog for past one week. After going through the blog i thought that you are the right person to guide me. I have few doubts lingering in my mind from the ponit, when i have decided go for MBA. Please clarify……..

1. Iam presently 29 years old. Is the AGE will be a setback for me?
2. I have entirely different profile and did my graduation through correspondence. Will it be a constraint?

Now that you have mentioned that with a 770 and an IIT degree it was hard for you to make it into TUCK. What are the chances that an average student with a good GMAT (720), Masters and working in USA from an avg college have even into making into the top 15 schools ? I understand it takes more to evaluate experience,essays and more.

In all candor do you even know any non IIT student who made it into the top 10 ? Does that happen at all ?

Hi, mukul I have recently come across your blog and found it interesting that some from India is into this passionately. well I am from India and have been in the U.S from past 3 yrs in California and have recently started preparing for the gmat. Now if i am correct with my news then Gmat test patterns are about to change very soon by June 1st that leaves me with very little time to finish preparing n taking the gmat. So, now as u have written this earlier in your blog that u like to help so you need to help me as I need tips on how to become a good test taker. I know most of the things about Gmat and the course but i think I am not a very good Test taker especially when it a long sitting test.You can contact me on my email or send me a facebook message.
Thanks
Molly.

I work in an I.T. company for the past 10 months but I want to do M.B.A. from a good university but outside India, please help me with it.
And kindly help me with the books from which I should study for GMAT(self study).
I would appreciate if you guide me on this way.

Hi Mukul – I just had a specific query – you mention in your post that top b-schools prefer IB/Consulting /Non Profit.

Do you suggest then a candidate should take up some non-profit work to bolster his/her profile.??

Also do you think Tuck as a school is more open to NON ” IB/Consulting /Non Profit” profiles. Any other schools like this among the top B-schools, who are open to profiles which are not from the traditional feeder firms.

Apart from getting a good gmat score any other tips you may have on enhancing application.

I am a graduate from Pilani. I have completed 1.5 months in job. I want to appear for executive programs because I have my own start up plans. I can’t put in more than an year in MBA. So I am looking for options like ISB since next year I will have a 2 yr experience. What are the other good MBA options for 1 year program, whether Indian or foreign?

Hello sir,
Myself Sagar, doing my Btech, 3rd Year, very passionate to do MBA not because of money or everyone is doing, but i have zeal to understand the core of business, i have great interest in marketing, business development, management consulting, read a lot of books on Leadership, Organisation Structures, Learning organisations, Decision effectiveness and all, i really want to get into some good B- school, but presently doing engineering, not from that good school as u “IIT”, but apart from college i am doing lot of stuffs, so can u help me in suggesting something how to get a good a work experience after my grad so that i can improve upon my accomplishments, and how to work out for GMAT?

I am getting ready to follow your journey in the GMAT/MBA world! I am excited and motivated to start learning!

I went to your part of the site where it has downloads and you mention you have to be a member of… pointshare?… but then you say you don’t need to. I wanted to get some of the documents like the quant equation cheat sheet and some of the AWA topics but it will not give me access. Is there another way I can access these?

Please let me know! AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP! YOUR SITE IS AWESOME!!!

Thanks for your great website and your wonderful GMAT study plan which I am very interested and passionate in and I want to know when you will complete it where it ends at week 10 , so please I need to complete my study plan and I will be so grateful for your help .
Thanks again for your best study plan That I have ever seen.
waiting for your reponse.

Dude, its a free website to help everyone who is taking the GMAT. Believe it or not, there are a couple of folks here with a 770 and even higher score. How would you know if I put up a photoshopped score report up here? Rather than being so cynical about my score, why dont you invest the time and effort in your exam.

Btw, putting up score reports is not allowed as per GMAC’s terms and condition. I can only ask them to report it to the school/institution. Thanks for dropping by though. Hope this site helps you.

And Tuck is a great school. Once you can come out of the brand/ranking mentality, and start seeing your fit, you would understand.

I am in no way trying to question your score.I am just trying to spam out the weed from the real folks.There are so many folks out there who claim to be GMAT wizard and offer free advise.While on one hand it is free advise but on other hand it is the worst advise they can offer to people.The script in all the cases is pretty much the same.A great GMAT score followed by cool prep. methods.But in reality their score is not that great.Most of them have not even taken GMAT.So, being a savvy person I question everything before following it.I don’t see anything wrong in that.And as I said,it is a beautiful score,worth flaunting,why not just post it here.I am not asking you to post a scanned copy,which you rightly mentioned can be photoshopped and what not.GMAC provides you with a link(a url) and PIN number which you can share with anyone who wants to see and download your score report and in fact can post it on your website.

There is no GMAC terms and conditions,which will stop you from flaunting your great GMAT score.I believe you and that is why I want you to stand correct and tall.

So I hear your argument and agree with it. Sadly, MBA.com no longer keeps my report. They keep it for 5 years, and if you don’t ask to keep it for another two years, they remove it from the records. I took it in 2006, which is a long back. I don’t know what other way is there to prove it. Sadly at this point its not even worth the effort to do so.

If you had anyone at Tuck, I guess you could ask him/her!!

Anyways best of luck with your MBA journey. My convocation is next week! And I will be working at Deloitte, Boston starting July. The whole thing was totally worth it for me 🙂

Hi Mukul
You are doing a great work.
I have just started to read your work
Kindly change the color of font in your website (Make it darker)..it is hard to read.
I’ll continue to give feedback to your work
Thank you
Vinothkumar

First of all, congratulations for your achievment, though late but excellent.
I read your story and it provided a good list of not to-do’s. Right now, I’m gona appear for my GMAT test on this month-end and I need your help in knowing the list of schools according to the score I get after the test.

Myself Suparan; i am a law student doing BA.LLB from Jammu University. Sir, I was deeply impressed by ur words..n most of ur articles are of a very great importance in life of a Gmat aspirant….i want to go for a Gmat exam next year….i belongs to J&k (jammu) a small n less resourceful state with only few Gmat aspirants …i must say few people who know about Gmat…!
here we dont have people to guide us…institutions giving coaching for gmat were also just to.make big money….. 🙁
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I am damn serious about this…n yes Gmat is like a dream for me which i want to LIVE in real
ity…i m ready to do the hardwork required for this but just need someone who can guide or suggests me .
Sir i want, i must say, i request u to guide me n suggests me from where to Start.!

I have been through your website and do admire the score that you have achieved. Its a testament to your hard work and dedication. Currently I am enrolled for MGMAT prep course and have had only one class thus far. Per the class requirement I did take a CAT #1 exam and was not too impressed with my score. I do need radical improvement, granted that I have not spent too much time studying prior to taking the exam I did struggle with DS , SC and word problems. What pointers and tools you can suggest that I can employ in my studies moving forward to master these topics. I have quite a few Industry technical certifications but it seems I need a different strategy for GMAT. Could you give me your input.

I ended up here after some exhaustive searching on the net with regards to good GMAT coaching institutes and best practices on preps. I went through couple of pages here and i think the effort you have been putting in to run this single handedly deserves a lot of praise.

i am planning to give the GMAT by April 1st Week, do you think that’s a good amount of time to get through the preps? Also, i am really looking to get some GMAT coaching, could You please guide me for the same? honestly, I am feeling very lost with the whole thing and would be very grateful if you could take a little time out of your busy schedule and help me out with some more queries.

I have one urgent question to ask. I set a date for GMAT that I only have two months to prepare for. (Today is Jan 16th 2014. GMAT is on March 18th)
Seeing your previous post, it seems like 4 hours a day X 4 months is the proper time frame.
What books would you recommend? I will be able to put in 4-6 hours a day for the next two months.

Hi Mukul,
Your site seems to be life saver in the midst of the mist I am in. Unlike all those who have posted I have done my grad in bio and intend taking GMAT . Please suggest me the right approach right from scratch..

Anjali,
Even though I appreciate you dropping by here, I am disappointed that you would ask something so insincere.
The whole website is about how to start prepping for GMAT from scratch.http://www.gmating.com/gmat/ – this talks about the first step.http://www.gmating.com/gmat-prep-guide/ – this is a detailed plan to prepare with day by day schedule. All the books you will need. Chapter by chapter details of the plan.

And if you can take a look above, I have answered a query on 15th Jan. I don’t have enough time these days, because I travel for the whole week every week, and I reserve my time for questions which are specific. You cant expect me to answer something like, tell me what is the best way to prep for GMAT.

I am a brutally honest person when it comes to giving advice or feedback. That is the only way that works. Sorry if this sounds harsh, but I think you would get a flavor of the level of specificity required to ask and answer questions. Welcome to the world of MBAs.

First I would give you brief details of my profile:
1. 8 Years of experience in semiconductor design & verification. Currently working in ARM UK.
2. Age 31 years.
3. BE for Raipur with 72.3% (But was in top 5% of my university).

I am looking to get into ISB for an MBA as I don’t have other options (can’t stay away from my work for more than 1 year for obvious reasons).

Please guide me as I am starting my GMAT preparation, its been more than 10 years away from studies and I am very much serious to get through GMAT and then ISB. I have got OG13 & Veritas complete set with me already.

Dear Mukul Sir,
I am 21 years old doing my final year in Amity Global business School,Hyderabad.I want to get into the top B-schools of U.S for my MBA.I am planning to work for 2 years after I finish my degree.I want you to help me with a few things : {AIM TO SCORE 750+}
A) When should I start preparing for GMAT? How much time should I devote?
B) SHOULD I TAKE GMAT BEFORE I FINISH MY DEGREE(MY CHOICE) OR AFTER IT WHILE WORKING?
C) CAN I GET ADMISSION IN THE TOP 20 B-SCHOOLS WITH A 7 CGPA?
D) PREPARATION BOOKS ? HOW MUCH TIME TO DEVOTE? HOW MANY DAYS?

Hi Mukul,
I am a software developer with 8 years of work ex and I am currently in Michigan. I really appreciate your effort in making GMAT prep effortless. I always wanted to do MBA after my post graduation in computer science. However, to be honest, I have never been committed towards preparing myself for the CAT/GMAT exams. However I did attempt GMAT last year with little or no preparation and I scored a dismal 480 which I was ashamed of. I have been preparing for GMAT (I won’t call it a preparation though) ever since. But I have never studied with concentration and dedication.
The worst thing is that I lose interest in studies after a short period of time.
I went through your website and I feel very motivated now to go ahead and schedule my GMAT prep as per your suggestion.
My only question to you is, How should I keep myself motivated?

I will surely keep you posted on my preparations and would certainly seek your help at times when I am stuck somewhere.

Thank you for making this website. It is very resourceful for a person like me to prepare for GMAT.

Can you share your email id as I am not on facebook and wont be able to interact using FB. I have some specific questions regarding the relevancy and entry criteria for the EMBA programs currently being offered by various B-schools across the globe and how can it be a useful addition the my profile and professional career.

I want to pick your mind regarding Business School Applications and want to have a short discussion with you regarding the same. Please send me an your contact number and a suitable time. I promise will call you once and that’s it will be.

This is Rajesh. Im a 2.5 years experienced IT professional, looking forward to pursue MBA in US.
I have started my preparations on GMAT as well. Your site is of great help for me. My little confusion is on the deadline to be ready with GMAT, TOEFEL scores to apply for the 2015 fall intake. When usually the application are issued from colleges and what the deadlines for the same ??

It seems like you have not done a proper research on the internet. Rather than simply expecting answers, put in some time to do some research. Nonetheless, I will try to answer them.
For 2015 intake, the applications will be out around August. The essays will be out a bit before. Around now would be a good time to keep checking the school websites. YOu should take the GMAT and TOEFL in the next 3 months. Even with this you wont be able to do prepare a good application by end of year. That way you will be able to apply 2nd or 3rd round.
Hope that helps.

I’m doing my B.com currently and pursuing CA course.by the time my 3 year bcom course ends ill be doing articleship. However, I want to pursue MBA in US.but then again,CAT coaching and preparation is easier to access in india.I am confused between both the tests.also, due to my less work experience, will my application be given enough weightage in the US ?

I’m Rahul from ThinkVidya and We are India’s No.1 Online Marketplace for connecting Students with Teachers and Institutes.

We can share some interesting images/infographics which you can potentially use it on your blogs!! Adding an infographic to the existing content will enhance the blog to a great extent and it is one of the best ways to make your blog richer.

Advantages of using an Infographic,
More visual impact – Studies have found that 90% or more information we remember is based on the visual data.So sharing infographic will be more attractive for the students.
Easy to share – Infographics could be easily shared on the blog.
High user engagement – Infographics helps to get a much better user engagement,Increase the number of visitors and increase traffic of the blog.
Good for SEO – Having a nice infographic can certainly boost your image ranking on SERPs
About ThinkVidya.com
We are India’s No.1 Online Marketplace for connecting Students with Teachers and Institutes.We have a pretty impressive rank on Alexa. Apparently ThinkVidya is one of the Top 1000 websites in India and we are growing big.

Every month we get around 10 lakhs+ sessions for our web pages!

Once i hear back, I’ll be happy to share the infographic with you along with the HTML code. Here’s the sample Infographic for your reference.

Guest article

In addition to sharing our infographics, we will also be happy to write content from our end and send it across to you, if you accept guest articles on your blog. Please let me know if we can also work in that direction.

Also please note, both the infographic and the article would not be charged and is absolutely free!

I came through your blog while I was preparing for my GMAT. I wanted to know if you can help me with My GMAT. I am presently living in India.
I recently gave GMAT after 2 months of preparation and bombed it after maintaining a steady score in my CATs.
I am planning to give another GMAT after understanding where I went wrong during my prep the last time and working on my shortcomings.
Thanks in advance 🙂

I’m Rahul from ThinkVidya and We are India’s No.1 Online Marketplace for connecting Students with Teachers and Institutes.

We can share some interesting images/infographics which you can use it on your webpages!! Adding an infographic to the existing content will enhance the webpage to a great extent and it is one of the best ways to make your website richer and will Increase Visitors on Your Website.

Advantages of using an Infographic,

More visual impact – Studies have found that 90% or more information we remember is based on the visual data.So sharing infographic will be more attractive for the students.
Easy to share – Infographics could be easily shared on the web.
High user engagement – Infographics helps to get a much better user engagement,Increase the number of visitors and increase traffic of the website.
Good for SEO – Having a nice infographic can certainly boost your image ranking on SERPs

About ThinkVidya.com
We are India’s No.1 Online Marketplace for connecting Students with Teachers and Institutes.We have a pretty impressive rank on Alexa. Apparently ThinkVidya is one of the Top 1000 websites in India and we are growing big.

Every month we get around 10 lakhs+ sessions & around 30 thousand students post their Learning needs (looking for Coaching,Training or Classes) to our web pages! .

Once i hear back, I’ll be happy to share the infographic with you along with the HTML code. Here’s the sample Infographic for your reference.

Guest article

In addition to sharing our infographics, we will also be happy to write content (About any exams or any topic related to education) from our end and send it across to you, if you accept guest articles on your website. Please let me know if we can also work in that direction.

Also please note, both the infographic and the article would not be charged and is absolutely free!

Mukul,
I have read many of your posts, and I’m planning to apply next year. Everything is ready except one, which by the way terrifies me. How did you and how would I manage to pay the tuition. Every school has tuition of at least 110,000$. And it is not a sum that I can borrow in the form of loans or just raise from family. My man I would really like your comments on this.

Hello Mukul Sir, I am appearing for GMAT this July and I am preparing for it breath-in-breath-out. But I have few major issues that I would like you to help me about.
1. It took me 8 years to complete my Engineering. I failed every year once.
2. My average of all semesters is pass class
3. My last year grad score is 55%.
4. I have no working experience, on paper.

What I have:
1. I ran a small animation studion(non-registered) for 1 year but gave it up as I am fully concentrating on GMAT.
2. I have few(3-5) ex-clients who are successful entreprenuers and they can provide me a letter of recommendation each, will this help me in anyway?
I am working hard for GMAT and expect a 700+ score. Will any good school even consider me? What options do I have?
Thanks in advance.

I am following your blog from last few days and I feel like you may be the right person to guide me.
Im 23 and currently in US working for a top MNC in USA for the last 4 months.
I have done my Masters in US with Bachelors degree from JNTU in CS with 3.5 GPA in both.
I know that I don’t have enough experience to apply for top B-schools in US even if I get a good GMAT score. But is there any way that I can overcome this backdrop?
Can you please help me with this?

Hi Mukul..it is incredible to see someone taking time to guide others so enthusiastically, hats off. And even better to see that you are from IIT Delhi where I also happen to pass out from. I came across your blog while browsing for some dos and donts of Gmat and had a quick query if you can please guide me.
I am 2009 batch passout and thinking about taking gmat given that I expect to find required time for preparation this year. My question is..I have come across an online platform called EGMAT for preparation and a few people have said that its good. I also expect to see verbal section as a challenge for me during preparation and thus a bit concerned whether I will be able to sail through all the books (for verbal) that you mentioned in your blog as swiftly as you. I also feel I may need some guidance along the way regarding the concepts, something that EGMAT provides with their online sessions.
Can you please share your thoughts on this? I did prepared for CAT in my final year in IIT and scored 99.3%, so I should be okayish in verbal..but probably not enough to get a decent score in GMAT (730+ 🙂 ).

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Hi there!! My name is Mukul. I'm an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, class of 2013. I'm a B.Tech. from IIT Delhi and scored a 770 on GMAT. I am passionate about teaching and have always brought about change, big or small, in my community. I have helped many folks to get to their dream schools (Tuck, Tepper, ISB, LBS, HEC). I work at a top Consulting firm, but in whatever time I get I hope to extend my services to everyone through this website while keeping it simple, honest and transparent. Apart from helping people in their MBA dream, I love hiking with my daughter and wife, woodworking, painting and going to National Parks.
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